» Thursday, January 24, 2013SahelThe PMS reiterated the need to step up international cooperation on counter-terrorism – particularly in the Sahel region. Lobby were referred to the comments the PM made in his statement to Parliament on Algeria, that international cooperation was vital. Part of this involved considering the risk of doubling up of resources. PMS confirmed that cooperation […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyQuestioned about the state of the economy, the PMS said that the Government has put in place a tough credible fiscal consolidation plan to bring debt under control, significant progress has been made and although debt as a percentage of GDP has risen, the deficit has been reduced by a quarter, and debt will fall […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) FOIAsked about the future of Freedom of Information, the PMS said that the PM’s view is that transparency is very important, but said he was not aware of any plans to change the FOI Act, and that the PM believed that the current rules were the right ones. Further questions about measures this government has […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BlacklistingThe PMS confirmed that should new evidence came to light of blacklisting taking place since the rules were tightened in 2010, the PM would support reviewing the case for an inquiry. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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